"proscription" meaning in English

See proscription in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /pɹəˈskɹɪp.ʃən/, /pɹoʊˈskɹɪp.ʃən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-proscription.wav [Southern-England] Forms: proscriptions [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪpʃən Etymology: From Middle English proscripcion, from Latin prōscrīptiō, from prōscrībō (originally "publish in writing"), from prō- and scrībō (“write”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*pro-}}, {{inh|en|enm|proscripcion}} Middle English proscripcion, {{der|en|la|prōscrīptiō}} Latin prōscrīptiō, {{m|la|prōscrībō}} prōscrībō, {{m|la|prō-}} prō-, {{m|la|scrībō||write}} scrībō (“write”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} proscription (countable and uncountable, plural proscriptions)
  1. A prohibition. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (a prohibition): забрана (zabrana) [feminine] (Bulgarian), kielto (Finnish), proibizione [feminine] (Italian), divieto [masculine] (Italian), abolizione [feminine] (Italian), proscrizione [feminine] (Italian)
    Sense id: en-proscription-en-noun-Q5shPfnt Disambiguation of 'a prohibition': 91 3 1 5
  2. (history) Decree of condemnation toward one or more persons, especially in the Roman antiquity. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): History
    Sense id: en-proscription-en-noun-zdPV53CW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 16 43 39 Topics: history, human-sciences, sciences
  3. The act of proscribing, or its result. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (act of proscribing): kieltäminen (Finnish), proscrizione [feminine] (Italian), proscritto (Italian), esiliato [masculine] (Italian), deportato [masculine] (Italian)
    Sense id: en-proscription-en-noun-wDXUVhen Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 16 43 39 Disambiguation of 'act of proscribing': 0 3 89 8
  4. A decree or law that prohibits. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-proscription-en-noun-FM1Njd6K Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 16 43 39
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: proscribe, proscriptive, proscriptively

Inflected forms

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